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Webster 1913 Edition


Tunicated

{

Tu′ni-cate

,

Tu′ni-caˊted

, }
Adj.
[L.
tunicatus
, p. p. of
tunicare
to clothe with a tunic, fr.
tunica
a tunic.]
1.
(Bot.)
Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with layers;
as, a
tunicated
bulb
.
2.
(Zool.)
(a)
Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the Tunicata.
(b)
Having each joint buried in the preceding funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tunicated

TU'NICATED

,
Adj.
In botany, covered with a tunic or membranes; coated; as a stem.
A tunicated bulb, is one composed of numerous concentric coats, as an onion.

Definition 2024


tunicated

tunicated

English

Adjective

tunicated (not comparable)

  1. tunicate